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No. 6l4,767. Patented Nov. 22, I898. W. W. SCHULTZ.

CARRIAGE POLE.

(Application filed Apr. 8, 1898.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES \VALTER IV. SCHULTZ, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO TIIE IVAYNE IVORKS, OF SAME PLACE.

CARRIAG E-PO LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,767, dated November 22, 1898.

Application filed April 8,1898. Serial No. 676,945. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER W. SCHULTZ, residing at Richmond, in the county of \Vayne and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriage- Poles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to improve the method of combining a doubletree to a vehicle-pole, so as to make a stronger and more reliable device.

The features of myinventionare more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a vehicle-pole and doubletree with my improvements attached. Fig. 2 is a section on line a: 00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a modification of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a modification of the curved stopbrace shown in Fig. 1.

Arepresents a carriage-pole; B, the doubletree, hinged thereto by bolt C. Y

- D represents the bow for attaching the pole to the axle.

E represents the draw-iron, attached to the pole and bow. It is preferably of T-form, as shown at a, Fig. 1, and it is secured to the tongue and bow by bolts 1).

F represents a stop-brace. It is made of semicircular form and passes under the arch 0, formed in the draw-iron, as shown in'Fig. 2.

G represents a stop-bolt passing through the draw-iron and through the pole.

The brace-stop I have shown as constructed in either of two Ways, each the equivalent of the other. In Fig. 1 segmental slot (Z is provided centrally in the brace. In Fig. 4 the stop is formed by an offset 6, formed in the middle of the brace. The shoulders f serve as stops to limit the movement of the brace, thereby limiting the movement of the doubletree.

In order to cushion the movement of the brace-stop through the arch of the draw-iron and to take up lost motion, I provide the following devices:

g represents a recess formed in the pole vertically under arch c. h represents a coilspring seating in the bottom of said recessand against the Washer 2', which bears against the under side of the stop-brace. The stopbrace does not bear upon fastening-bolt G, but passes freely around same. This stopbrace performs the same office as stay-chains, but it is superior in strength and is neater and more desirable and at the same time it braces and supports the doubletree.

Having described my invention, What I claim, is-

In combination with a pole and doubletree of a vehicle, the stop-brace F, the draw-iron E provided with a notch c and the cushioning-spring h adapted to bear on the under sfiide of the stop-brace, substantially as speci- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WALTER W. SCHULTZ.

Witnesses:

- C. W. MILES,

OLIVER B. KAISER. 

